Netizen "Leah Dou's Fruit" said:
Let me answer this question. I study architecture at Xi University of Architecture and Technology. I got high marks when I went in. My undergraduate thesis is related to this problem. At that time, I looked up a lot of information and went to the library to read a lot of books. Teachers in our school generally tend to think that natural concrete is a big science and technology tree. If it weren't for the unique volcanic ash, it would be difficult to have this kind of high-strength concrete natural adhesive made in Greek and Roman times behind the development road of stone dog architecture. Although winning technology is a voucher technology, if they don't have strong adhesion, the ancients probably won't have the confidence to explore a long span. In ancient China, people have been trying to improve the strength of mortar, such as adding rice slurry, but the strength has always been ordinary, so the wood must be stretched to the extreme. I think culture is the product of science and technology. The emperor of China hoped that the house would not fall down from generation to generation, not because it was convenient to burn for resistance, but because of science and technology and acceptance of life.
The netizen "study hard and make progress every day" replied like this:
Why did China use more wood in ancient building materials than Europe? However, the ancient stone mining technology and its application in China may reach its peak. China's religious architecture, as well as wooden structures and tombs, is the eternal pursuit of architecture made of stone. China cities and Europe and America are almost right, tamping the earth with stones or bricks. It is convenient to take materials and process. The indoor space has strong adaptability, and the wooden structure building consists of columns and load-bearing walls. Strong adaptability, flexible internal space, wooden buildings supported by columns, but not walls. Beams, purlins, squares and other components form a frame, which bears the convenience of the roof and floor and adapts to different climatic conditions and different types. Cities in China are similar to those in the west, with rammed earth and stones or bricks. The seismic performance is good, and the wooden frame is composed of tenons and mortises. The flexibility of wood itself and the mobility of tenons and mortises to a certain extent make the whole wooden frame have great potential in reducing the damage of seismic force.
The netizen with the user name "Rain into Lotus Heart" said this:
As we all know, compared with western ancient buildings, our ancient buildings in China especially like to choose wood in the choice of materials. Because it is convenient to get materials from wood, and the carpenter's skill is very good, he can turn wood into the desired shape. Secondly, it takes less time and is lighter to cut down trees. In fact, people in China can also make cement-cast masonry, but why do they seldom use it? Because the time period is long and heavy, it is really not worth the loss for ordinary people living in ordinary houses. And the tomb will exist for thousands of years, so it is right to be stronger. In fact, the ancients were really smart. Look at the Great Wall of Wan Li. All the bricks were carved by the working people with drills and hammers. So don't think why the ancients liked building houses with wood so much, because wood is much lighter and more convenient than Shi Zhuan. And it is more convenient to carve patterns. That's about it. If there is anything wrong, please correct me.
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